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noun
1.
the right-hand side of or direction from a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining or located to the starboard.
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adverb
3.
toward the right side.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to turn (the helm) to starboard.
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| starboard (ˈstɑːbəd, -ˌbɔːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare port the right side of an aeroplane or vessel when facing the nose or bow |
| —adj | |
| 2. | relating to or on the starboard |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to turn or be turned towards the starboard |
| [Old English stēorbord, literally: steering side, from stēor steering paddle + bord side; see | |
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Word Origin & History
starboard
O.E. steorbord, lit. "side on which a vessel was steered," from steor- "rudder, steering paddle" + bord "ship's side." Cf. O.N. stjornborði, Low Ger. stürbord, Ger. Steuerbord. Early Germanic peoples' boats were propelled and steered by a paddle on the right side. Fr. tribord (O.Fr. estribord),
EXPANDIt. stribordo are Gmc. loan-words.
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